100 Kindness Quotes To Inspire Humanity


If there’s one thing we’ve learned recently, it’s that there’s a lack of empathy in this world. They say we should be the change we want to see, which is why we’ve put together this list of kindness quotes for kids. It’s perfect for World Kindness Day in November and all year round. Have a student read one of these kindness quotes out loud every day, or hang printouts of kindness quotes around your classroom. We’ve all faced so much in the past few years, and we’re all exhausted. Making an effort to be kind is more important now than ever, shown especially in kindness quotes. Check out this list of our favorite 100 kindness quotes as a reminder to stay empathetic!

Our Favorite Kindness Quotes for Kids

1. Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud. —Maya Angelou

2. You can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness! —Anne Frank

You can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness! —Anne Frank

3. If you see someone without a smile, give them yours. —Dolly Parton

If you see someone without a smile, give them yours. —Dolly Parton- kindness quotes

4. Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. —Dalai Lama

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. —Dalai Lama

5. I think I have learned that the best way to lift one’s self up is to help someone else. —Booker T. Washington

I think I have learned that the best way to lift one's self up is to help someone else.

6. Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give. —Unknown

Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give. —Author unknown- kindness quotes

7. The only way to have a friend is to be one. —Ralph Waldo Emerson

The only way to have a friend is to be one. —Ralph Waldo Emerson

8. No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. —Aesop

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. —Aesop

9. As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people. —Pema Chodron

As our kindness for ourselves grows, so does our kindness for other people.

10. Know what sparks the light in you, then use that light to illuminate the world. —Oprah Winfrey

Know what sparks the light in you, then use that light to illuminate the world. —Oprah Winfrey

11. The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. … He rises by lifting others. —Robert G. Ingersoll

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. ... He rises by lifting others.

12. If you can be anything, be kind. —Unknown

Kindness quotes - If you can be anything, be kind. —Author unknown

13. Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. —Vincent van Gogh

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. —Vincent van Gogh - kindness quotes

14. You can never do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. —Ralph Waldo Emerson

 You can never do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

15. Be nice to strangers. Be nice even when it doesn’t matter. —Sam Altman

Kindness Quotes: Be nice to strangers. Be nice even when it doesn’t matter. —Sam Altman

16. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. —Unknown

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

17. Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary? —J.M. Barrie

 Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?

18. Never lose a chance of saying a kind word. —William Makepeace Thackeray

Never lose a chance of saying a kind word. —William Makepeace Thackeray

19. What I want is so simple I almost can’t say it: elementary kindness. Enough to eat, enough to go around. The possibility that kids might one day grow up to be neither the destroyers nor the destroyed. —Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

What I want is so simple I almost can't say it: elementary kindness. Enough to eat, enough to go around. The possibility that kids might one day grow up to be neither the destroyers nor the destroyed.

20. Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character. —William Arthur Ward

Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.

21. The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey. —Sarah Fielding

Kindness Quotes: The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey. —Sarah Fielding

22. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. —Eric Hoffer

Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. —Eric Hoffer- kindness quotes

23. Hold back nothing of yourselves for yourselves so that He who gives Himself totally to you may receive you totally. —Saint Francis of Assisi

Hold back nothing of yourselves for yourselves so that He who gives Himself totally to you may receive you totally.

24. Extend yourself in kindness to other human beings wherever you can. —Oprah Winfrey

Extend yourself in kindness to other human beings wherever you can. —Oprah Winfrey

25. Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. —Anne Herbert

Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. —Anne Herbert

26. Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. —A.A. Milne

Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. —A.A. Milne

27. We are all neighbors. Be kind. Be gentle. —Clemantine Wamariya

We are all neighbors. Be kind. Be gentle. —Clemantine Wamariya- kindness quotes

28. It’s very important to choose kindness and stop bullying. —Jacob Tremblay

It’s very important to choose kindness and stop bullying. —Jacob Tremblay

29. A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. —Joseph Joubert

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. —Joseph Joubert

30. Spread love everywhere you go. … Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile. —Mother Teresa

Spread love everywhere you go. … Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.

31. Compassion isn’t about solutions. It’s about giving all the love that you’ve got. —Cheryl Strayed

Compassion isn’t about solutions. It’s about giving all the love that you’ve got. —Cheryl Strayed

32. Kindness is showing someone they matter. —Unknown

Kindness is showing someone they matter. —Author unknown

33. If you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen. —Conan O’Brien

If you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen.

34. Always stop to think whether your fun may be the cause of another’s unhappiness. —Aesop

Always stop to think whether your fun may be the cause of another’s unhappiness. —Aesop- kindness quotes

35. The mother’s love is not given to us to spoil us with indulgence, but to soften our hearts, that we may in turn soften others with kindness. —Paramahansa Yogananda

The mother's love is not given to us to spoil us with indulgence, but to soften our hearts, that we may in turn soften others with kindness.

36. Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. —Franklin D. Roosevelt

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. —Franklin D. Roosevelt

37. Take one cup of love, two cups of loyalty, three cups of forgiveness, four quarts of faith and one barrel of laughter … blend with tenderness, kindness and understanding. —Zig Ziglar

Take one cup of love, two cups of loyalty, three cups of forgiveness, four quarts of faith and one barrel of laughter ... blend with tenderness, kindness and understanding. —Zig Ziglar

38. It takes strength to be kind; it’s not a weakness. —Daniel Lubetzky

It takes strength to be kind; it’s not a weakness. —Daniel Lubetzky

39. I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. —Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. —Tennessee Williams

40. Be kind to people on the way up—you’ll meet them again on your way down. —Jimmy Durante

Be kind to people on the way up—you’ll meet them again on your way down. —Jimmy Durante- kindness quotes

41. The catch phrase for the day is “Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile.” —Harvey Ball

The catch phrase for the day is “Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile.” —Harvey Ball

42. We should model the kindness we want to see. —Brené Brown

We should model the kindness we want to see. —Brene Brown

43. One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession. —Sophocles

One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession. —Sophocles- kindness quotes

44. Kindness is wisdom. —Philip James Bailey

Kindness is wisdom. —Philip James Bailey

45. I work best when there’s a safety trampoline of kindness. —Ruth Negga

I work best when there’s a safety trampoline of kindness. —Ruth Negga

46. Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience. —Evelyn Underhill

Kindness quotes: Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience. —Evelyn Underhill

47. Kindness is a sort of love without being love. —Susan Hill

Kindness is a sort of love without being love. —Susan Hill

48. I suspect that the happiest people you know are the ones who work at being kind, helpful and reliable—and happiness sneaks into their lives while they are busy doing those things. It is a by-product, never a primary goal. —Harold Kushner

I suspect that the happiest people you know are the ones who work at being kind, helpful and reliable—and happiness sneaks into their lives while they are busy doing those things. It is a by-product, never a primary goal.

49. Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. —Henry James

Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind. —Henry James

50. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. —Amelia Earhart

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. —Amelia Earhart- kindness quotes

51. Kindness is like snow—it beautifies everything it covers. —Kahlil Gibran

Kindness is like snow—it beautifies everything it covers. —Kahlil Gibran

52. There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. —John Holmes

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. - John Holmes kindness quotes

53. We are an arrogant species, full of terrible potential, but we also have a great capacity for love, friendship, generosity, kindness, faith, hope, and joy. —Dean Koontz, Fear Nothing

We are an arrogant species, full of terrible potential, but we also have a great capacity for love, friendship, generosity, kindness, faith, hope, and joy.

54. There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. —Vincent van Gogh

There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. —Vincent van Gogh- kindness quotes

55. The very nature of kindness is to spread. If you are kind to others, today they will be kind to you, and tomorrow to somebody else. —Sri Chinmoy

The very nature of kindness is to spread. If you are kind to others, today they will be kind to you, and tomorrow to somebody else.

56. Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind. —Roy T. Bennett

Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind. —Roy T. Bennett- kindness quotes

57. Voluntary service of others demands the best of which one is capable, and must take precedence over service of self. —Mahatma Gandhi

Voluntary service of others demands the best of which one is capable, and must take precedence over service of self.

58. Kindness is the key to changing the world. —Unknown

Kindness is the key to changing the world.—Unknown

59. Kindness is the greatest wisdom. —Unknown

Kindness is the greatest wisdom. —Unknown

60. One kind word can change someone’s entire day. —Unknown

One kind word can change someone's entire day. —Unknown- kindness quotes

61. Kindness is the mark we leave on the world. —Unknown

Kindness is the mark we leave on the world. —Unknown

62. Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. —Abraham Lincoln

Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. —Abraham Lincoln- kindness quotes

63. Kindness is free; let’s pass it on. —Unknown

Kindness is free; let's pass it on. —Unknown

64. Kindness is the greatest gift you can give and receive. —Unknown

Kindness is the greatest gift you can give and receive. —Unknown- kindness quotes

65. Kindness is the beauty that can only be seen by the heart. —Unknown

Kindness is the beauty that can only be seen by the heart. —Unknown

66. The world is full of kind people. If you can’t find one, be one. —Unknown

The world is full of kind people. If you can't find one, be one. —Unknown

67. Kindness is the oil that takes the friction out of life. —Unknown

Kindness is the oil that takes the friction out of life. —Unknown

68. Kindness is the gift that keeps on giving. —Unknown

Kindness is the gift that keeps on giving. —Unknown

69. Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits. —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits. —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

70. Kindness and love are the essence of a happy life. —Unknown

Kindness and love are the essence of a happy life. —Unknown- kindness quotes

71. Kindness is choosing love over hate, light over darkness, compassion over judgment. —Unknown

Kindness is choosing love over hate, light over darkness, compassion over judgment. —Unknown

72. When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. —Dalai Lama

When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. —Dalai Lama

73. Kindness is the language of the soul. —Unknown

Kindness is the language of the soul. —Unknown

74. Kindness is the investment that pays the highest interest. —Unknown

Kindness is the investment that pays the highest interest. —Unknown

75. Kindness is a passport that opens doors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes. —Joseph B. Wirthlin

Kindness is a passport that opens doors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes. —Joseph B. Wirthlin- kindness quotes

76. Carry out a random act of kindness with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. —Diana, Princess of Wales

Carry out a random act of kindness with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.

77. Men, be kind to your fellow-men; this is your first duty, kind to every age and station, kind to all that is not foreign to humanity. What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? —Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Men, be kind to your fellow-men; this is your first duty, kind to every age and station, kind to all that is not foreign to humanity. What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

78. There is lasting kindness in Heaven when no kindness is found upon earth. —Augusta, Lady Gregory

There is lasting kindness in Heaven when no kindness is found upon earth.

79. Kindness has converted more sinners than either zeal, eloquence, or learning. —Frederick William Faber

Kindness has converted more sinners than either zeal, eloquence, or learning.

80. On that best portion of a good man’s life,
His little, nameless, unremembered, acts
Of kindness and of love.
—William Wordsworth

On that best portion of a good man's life,
His little, nameless, unremembered, acts
Of kindness and of love.

81. A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. —Joseph Joubert

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve

82. It is only after one is in trouble that one realizes how little sympathy and kindness there are in the world. —Nellie Bly

It is only after one is in trouble that one realizes how little sympathy and kindness there are in the world.

83. Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver. —Barbara De Angelis

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.

84. There is hunger for ordinary bread, and there is hunger for love, for kindness, for thoughtfulness; and this is the great poverty. —Mother Teresa

There is hunger for ordinary bread, and there is hunger for love, for kindness, for thoughtfulness; and this is the great poverty.

85. To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue … gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. —Confucius

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue ... gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

86. He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged. —Benjamin Franklin

He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.

87. Getting money is not all a man’s business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. —Samuel Johnson

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.

88. True kindness presupposes the faculty of imagining as one’s own the sufferings and joys of others. —André Gide

True kindness presupposes the faculty of imagining as one's own the sufferings and joys of others.

89. Kindness has converted more people than zeal, science, or eloquence. —Mother Teresa

Kindness has converted more people than zeal, science, or eloquence.

90. Only through kindness and love can peace of mind be achieved. —Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

Only through kindness and love can peace of mind be achieved. —Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

91. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break; the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. —Barack Obama

It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break; the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours.

92. Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. —Scott Adams

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.

93. Everything we have and everything we enjoy, including our very life, is due to the kindness of others. In fact, every happiness there is in the world arises as a result of others’ kindness. —Kelsang Gyatso

Everything we have and everything we enjoy, including our very life, is due to the kindness of others. In fact, every happiness there is in the world arises as a result of others' kindness.

94. Guard within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness. —George Sand

Guard within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.

95. Real kindness seeks no return;
What return can the world make to rain clouds?
—Thiruvalluvar

Real kindness seeks no return; 
What return can the world make to rain clouds?

96. The more you extend kindness to yourself, the more it will become your automatic response to others. —Wayne Dyer

The more you extend kindness to yourself, the more it will become your automatic response to others.

97. Transformation: Compassion and loving kindness can transform an enemy into a friend, while right view and wisdom can transform suffering into happiness. —Thich Nhat Tu

Transformation: Compassion and loving kindness can transform an enemy into a friend, while right view and wisdom can transform suffering into happiness.

98. Little deeds of kindness,
Little words of love
Help to make earth happy
Like the heavens above.
—Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney

Little deeds of kindness, 
Little words of love
Help to make earth happy
Like the heavens above.

99. Kindness is the power that moves us to support and heal someone who offers nothing in return. —Lewis B. Smedes

Kindness is the power that moves us to support and heal someone who offers nothing in return.

100. Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret. But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering. —Alan Paton

Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret. But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.

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